Installing the Automation Plan Engine

To install the Automation Plan Engine, you must have IBM® BigFix V9.2 with the Server Automation site installed. Make sure that your system meets all of the prerequisites before you begin installing the Automation Plan Engine. You can then install the Automation Plan Engine by executing a Task from your IBM BigFix console.

Install the Automation Plan Engine by completing the following steps:
  1. Read the documentation for important information about the installation.

  2. Complete the prerequisites. After you have completed the prerequisites, you are ready to install the Automation Plan Engine and the Task that installs the Automation Plan Engine becomes relevant.

  3. Run the Task that installs the Automation Plan Engine on the IBM BigFix server. The installation takes a few minutes and when it has completed, the Task that installs the Automation Plan Engine is no longer relevant.

  4. Verify that the Automation Plan Engine installed successfully and has started. The IBM BigFix server plugin service starts the Automation Plan Engine when it is installed on the IBM BigFix server.
The following sections describe each of these steps in detail.